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How come Frank Butler didn't design our C25s to come out of the water like that? Justin's right - it looks like waaay too much work and I don't think I could ever be that agile again. Plus, we'd need to invent 50" long-shaft outboards to keep the prop submerged.
It looks like it would be difficult to keep balanced, especially in variable winds. How do they tack? Does the hull remain out of the water? I just imagine tacking those things quickly and watching it topple over. I'd like to see of video of them in action.
Edit: A little google search and look what I found: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr7gyGwsQ2I"]2006 International Moth World Championships Video[/url] Seeing them in action is amazing! They are just flying across the water. I'd like to go for a sail on one of those.
Cool!!! I want one!!! I wonder how fast you have to be going to get out of the water like that. I also wonder how much more wind would be needed to get out of the water like that with my girthiness on board.
I think there's a fiberglass or blow molded Hobie(?) production trimaran which gets up on hydrofoils. I don't recall them being inexpensive (when viewed in the context of my boat budget), but I'd about bet they're not any more expensive than one of those Moths, and probably a lot easier for mere mortals to control. I got the impression running one aground at speed could get expensive.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Leon Sisson</i> <br />I think there's a fiberglass or blow molded Hobie(?) production trimaran which gets up on hydrofoils. I don't recall them being inexpensive (when viewed in the context of my boat budget), but I'd about bet they're not any more expensive than one of those Moths, and probably a lot easier for mere mortals to control. I got the impression running one aground at speed could get expensive.
-- Leon Sisson <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote"> The Hobie Tri-foiler was demonstrated on a local lake last summer. It was very fast. In fact, some of the power boaters were saluting it with the number-one sign as it passed them. It looked easier to sail and more stable with the "tri" design. Have a look. http://www.hobiecat.com/sailing/models_trifoiler.html
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